by Tatum Throne
“Like what?”
“Like you want me.”
“What if I do want you?” Adam asked.
Adam was suddenly glad it was Friday. He needed the weekend to recover from being around Seth.
“Then this isn’t going to work out.”
“Why are you so afraid of me?” Adam asked.
Pain filtered through Seth’s weary eyes. Adam could see that he hit home with Seth. The truth became very clear. He really wasn’t out to anyone.
“We’re not doing this here. We’re not going to talk about it.”
This was a time Adam knew that he should back off, but he couldn’t. He knew Seth needed pushing to see that they should give dating a try. Seth suddenly pulled away.
“It’s late. I can finish this report up,” Seth said. “You’ve done enough for your first day.”
Lust pounded through Adam’s cock. It was his damn fault for not having any sex. He knew, too, that he was being dismissed and didn’t like it one bit, but there was nothing he could do to get through to Seth tonight.
“Have a nice evening.”
Seth didn’t say anything as he left, and that burned a little too hot on Adam’s pride. Adam was going home to his empty apartment. Tonight, he was going to change things up. He was going to get laid in a few hours, even if it wasn’t Seth he was fucking.
Chapter Five
Seth’s shower water was hot against his skin.
He had a date tonight. He made it at the last minute before leaving work. It’d been a knee-jerk reaction to what went down between him and Adam. He was new to the whole internet dating thing and really wasn’t that comfortable making the date. He had to do something to get his mind off of Adam.
Adam.
God, he couldn’t stop thinking about the guy since he was dragged by Adam out of the Ohio River. It didn’t help that they had a long history together. Seth couldn’t stop thinking about their most recent kiss. The memory of Adam’s strong, athletic ass in his hands made his palms tingle for more. Seth pressed his hands against the tile, trying to cool the heat that lingered there. He tried to wipe the memory of that kiss from his mind, but he couldn’t. Mostly because he didn’t want to forget the sweet taste of Adam’s lips upon his. He shut off the water.
Seth stepped out of the shower, running his hands through his wet hair. He wrapped the towel around his waist as he pushed thoughts of Adam aside. His date was meeting him at his favorite diner for coffee. If things went well and the attraction was there, then who knew? Maybe a movie or something much more exciting. Maybe he’d take the guy home. It’d been a really, really long time since he had had sex. The last time had been with his ex-boyfriend of one year. They broke up when Seth discovered that his ex thought their relationship was open. It wasn’t.
The advertisement Seth had placed on the dating site was one of a Dom looking for an inexperienced sub. He wanted the rush of training someone in the lifestyle. He wanted to lay the ground rules and the foundation for a very long relationship. Maybe one that would have rules to follow twenty-four-seven. He’d been very clear about his expectations and wants in his advertisement.
He actually spent the last three weeks screening through the emails. He kept coming back to the same one. The guy was a virgin to the BDSM lifestyle. The guy wasn’t a complete virgin with men. Seth wanted someone with some experience. Seth felt his cock harden when he thought about training a lover to the lifestyle. He sprayed on cologne and studied his reflection in the mirror.
The furrow between his brows went away when he laughed, smiled, or fucked. Lately, he hadn’t done any of the above. Seth wasn’t sure if the worry line was becoming permanent. He spent more time picking out jeans and a nice dress shirt. He was out the door a few minutes later.
Seth drove to the diner with his mind stuck on Adam. The dive near the river front wasn’t crowded. Seth was early, but he decided to go inside anyway. He was looking for a man who called himself AJ. A man sat near the back with his head facing away. Tall, dark hair, and wearing the blue dress shirt he mentioned he’d have on. Seth’s heart hiccupped in a funny way as he crossed the diner. He didn’t normally do this type of thing. It was totally out of his comfort zone. In a strange way, he felt as though he were cheating on Adam.
Slowly, AJ lifted his head. Seth came around the table and froze. It was Adam. Shock registered late on his face, too. The smile on his face fell as his eyes looked Seth up and down. The realization of what had happened dawned on his face.
“Fuck me,” Seth said. “AJ? That’s cute.”
“That’s what I use online. Sit down and don’t run from me,” Adam said.
Shock had Seth taking a seat before he fell over. He wanted everything from the man across from him, but he didn’t understand why. The waitress sauntered over to take his order. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
“Ice tea, unsweetened. Hungry?” Adam asked.
Seth nodded, and Adam ordered him a chicken salad.
“What the fuck?”
“Obviously, neither one of us knew it was the other, Matt?” Adam asked.
“Mathew is my middle name.”
“Adam John.”
Seth was calm despite the craziness of the situation. Inside, Seth felt like the rules of the game had just been changed. “I should go.”
“You should stay.”
“It wouldn’t be appropriate since I’m training you.”
Adam raised one of his dark brows in challenge, and Seth lost all focus. Seth was the dominant one in his relationships. It was clear Adam had no clue as to what it meant to be a sub. It was evident Seth needed to take control of this conversation before Adam took it places neither one of them should go. Adam looked as though he wanted control, but Seth was going to get it before the night was over.
“You can call the shots at work. I call the shots in my free time,” Adam said.
There was heat in Adam’s voice and a spark in his brown eyes. Seth was a Dom. He could see that Adam had no clue what it meant to be a submissive. God help him, he wanted to punish Adam and please him throughout the night. Seth snapped himself out of the last thought. They could not go there, but they already had.
Over the last two weeks, they had spent long nights chatting online when they were lonely. They hadn’t traded any pictures. As a rule, that was something Seth never did online. Seth was having trouble grasping that over all this time it was Adam who he’d been chatting with. The waitress came back with the tea and salad.
How could fate be so cruel? They were perfect for each other, and they couldn’t be together. Slowly, Adam lifted his gaze, challenging Seth to decide what he wanted. The truth was that he wanted Adam, but he couldn’t see a way that they could be lovers now that they worked together. Seth studied Adam closely. He hoped he wasn’t making a mistake.
“Ground rules,” Seth began. “No one at work can ever know that we’re seeing each other.”
Adam frowned. “I’m out. So it doesn’t matter to me who knows what we’re doing.”
“No one, or we don’t do this.”
“Fine. No one will know,” Adam said.
“No kissing or touching at work.”
“Okay.”
“I’m the Dom. You will remember that and respect that when we’re together in our free time.”
Seth emphasized the word “together,” hammering home that their relationship would be sexual.
“Anything else?” Adam asked.
“This isn’t about love, and it never will be. Are you okay with that?”
Adam hesitated as though he wasn’t sure about the final demand. “I’ll take what you’re willing to give me.”
Something in Seth’s heart squeezed with a pang of guilt. He knew he was purposely holding his heart back from Adam to punish him for wanting this now. They finished their dinner.
“We’re going back to my place,” Seth said.
Outside the rain had started misting down from the night sky. They were in a darkened part
of the parking lot where no one could see them. Seth grabbed Adam, pushed him up against the side of his car, and kissed him hard. Adam’s soft lips parted beneath Seth’s firm possessive kiss. It was then Seth knew that Adam would submit to all of his demands and that turned him on fast and hard. Adam was a good kisser. His lips were soft yet manly and perfect for kissing.
* * * *
A moan of surprise escaped Adam’s parted lips as Seth’s hard, muscled body pushed him up against the car. Their lips connected in a passionate kiss that felt as though it was a lifetime overdue, and it was. Seth flicked his tongue over Adam’s lips, licking his way inside. Heat flashed through Adam’s body, kicking its way downward to flex his cock. Seth stole his breath away and his sense of balance.
Adam wanted to know how far Seth would take things before he pulled emotionally away tonight. Adam loved to kiss. His soft lips were the complete opposite of Seth’s firm, full lips. Seth groaned when Adam’s cock brushed against his thigh. The move sent sensations buzzing through Adam’s cock. Pre-cum wept from his tip as Seth pulled away from Adam. Their eyes met. Adam knew in that moment he wouldn’t be coming anytime soon.
“Follow me to my place,” Seth said.
He turned away, not waiting for Adam to respond. Adam’s knees went weak as he leaned against his car. How could one kiss send his body into overdrive?
The drive to Seth’s place took longer than he expected. Adam hit every red light. He parked his car in the open visitor’s spot and headed into the foyer of the high-rise. Adam signed in and took the elevator up to Seth’s apartment. The front door was slightly ajar. Adam went inside, shutting the door behind. The lights were out.
Moonlight shimmied through the living room windows. It was romantic and beautiful. The view stole Adam’s breath away. He could only imagine living in a place like this. It was for this reason he vowed never to have Seth over to his apartment. His place was a dump compared to this. Adam thought of the circa seventies wallpaper in his living room and cringed. Seth was in the living room. He poured two drinks and brought one over to Adam.
“I thought you changed your mind,” Seth said.
Adam took the drink he offered. “Traffic was bad.”
The bourbon was strong. Adam sipped and set it aside. He wanted to remember every minute of tonight. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. Adam paced nervously around the living room. What if someone from work found out? Secrets eventually come out no matter how hard people try to keep them locked away. Their careers would be ruined if their secret relationship was found out at work. Would Seth ever willingly come out?
“You’re having second thoughts,” Seth said.
“Am I that easy to read?”
“With some things you are.”
“We don’t have to do this.”
“Maybe I want to,” Seth said. “I think we both made it pretty clear about what we want when we chatted online.”
Yes, they did make it clear, but could Adam have Seth without falling in love? Their long conversations online had gone through all their likes and dislikes when it came to sex, and Adam’s new fascination with BDSM. Seth had even given him sexual tasks to complete. One being to masturbate while they chatted online. It’d been a dirty high he willingly participated in and would over and over again if Seth asked him to.
“We can take it slow,” Seth said. “I won’t scare you or hurt you. You can trust me.”
Adam’s cock throbbed for a release that wasn’t coming fast enough. He was still having a hard time processing that he’d been talking to Seth over the last two weeks. No love. Just sex. Adam could do this, couldn’t he?
Seth came in close. This was not the same man who pushed him away in the office. This was a man that wanted him with no strings.
“Let me kiss you,” Seth said.
Adam sighed as Seth’s lips brushed back and forth over his lips. Seth’s hand smoothed over his neck and face. He took the kiss deep and fast, taking ownership of Adam’s mouth. Seth’s tongue undulated and flicked with Adam’s. He never felt so out of control and controlled at the same time. Adam willingly handed himself over to Seth to have tonight. Seth’s mouth danced with his. Their lips broke away with a wet sucking sound that felt and tasted like hot sex.
“Hands against the window.”
The order was like a stroke to Adam’s cock. Adam wanted so much more with Seth tonight. The cold glass melted the heat in Adam’s palms. He loved how easily he obeyed Seth’s command. The lights were suddenly turned off, leaving both of them in darkness. He knew he was going into this relationship with his eyes wide open. He only hoped that by the end of it Seth could see that they could be so much more. Adam’s eyes watched Seth’s reflection move down the hallway until he disappeared. After several minutes, Seth appeared in the hallway wearing leather straps. A shudder vibrated through Adam’s cock.
“Oh, fuck,” Adam said.
Two-inch black leather straps that emphasized his muscled chest and hips were wrapped around Seth’s body. The black leather was worked around his hips with his cock standing like a first-place trophy between that leather.
“Turn around.”
Adam pulled his hands from the window and turned to stand before Seth.
“Take off your shirt.”
Desire rushed through Adam’s body as he reached up, yanking his shirt over his head in one quick move. Adam flexed his abdomen muscles as he looked down to see Seth’s hand flip the button on his jeans.
“There’s no going back,” Seth said.
“I don’t want to.”
“Good. Neither do I.”
Seth muscled Adam’s cock out of his jeans. Adam flung back his head as Seth rubbed him tip to base, gripping his shaft tightly.
“Eyes open.”
The command was emphasized with Seth giving him a hard tug on his prick. Adam cursed as he felt his balls pull up tight and his spunk start to shoot. His cock jumped around in Seth’s tight hand.
“Do not come.”
Seth locked his thumb down on the top of his cockhead, pressing against the slit.
“No coming until I give you the order.”
Passion spiraled through Adam’s body as he tried to keep his jizz from blasting out his cockhead. He was so close to coming that it hurt and they had only just begun.
“Now take off everything.”
Adam quickly obeyed.
“Hands against the window, legs spread.”
Anticipation had his prick throbbing hard with each quick tick-tick of Adam’s heartbeat. Lights from the city sparkled around them through the windows. Down below, the golden Big Mac Bridge arched across the river. Further down, the Roebling Suspension Bridge stretched over the river, too. Adam couldn’t believe he saved Seth from the river a few short days ago.
Adam tensed as Seth’s hands rubbed over his body as though he were exploring every little curve and muscle. He purposely avoided Adam’s cock. Seth came in close, wrapping a hand around his waist and dropping his lips to his ear.
“Do you want me?” Seth asked.
“God, yes.”
Seth chuckled knowingly as his fingers reached between Adam’s legs. Adam groaned as Seth’s fingers stroked over his perineum, sending his balls and cock rocking forward. The tip of Adam’s cockhead banged against the window. Adam dropped his head against his arm as he worked to keep his spunk from flying. Seth rubbed from his perineum up to the crack of his ass. Those strong fingers danced on the rim of his anus until Adam was arching back into his touch for more.
“You will need a safe sign for what we’re doing. It’s something you use when things get a little too rough for you during our sessions. It can be anything you want.”
Adam understood the reason for the sign. “I’ll snap my fingers.”
“Good.”
Suddenly, Seth pulled away, but came back in close. “Use your safe sign if you need to.”
“I will.”
A leather blindfold slipped over Adam’s eyes and s
traps came down over his face. A ball gag teased at his lips. He sucked in a harsh breath. He didn’t like being put in the dark. His heart raced.
“Do you trust me?”
Adam sighed and opened his mouth. “Completely.”
The ball gag pressed into his mouth and his tongue licked below it. Adam moaned as the straps tightened behind his head. The gag felt so good in his mouth. He loved Seth controlling him in this way.
A handcuff snapped onto Adam’s left wrist, and his arm was pulled down. Seth led him away from the window. Adam’s heart pounded as Seth led him through the living room. The coolness of tile was beneath his feet. Adam sensed that he was brought into the kitchen. His cuffed arm was lifted.
“Lift your free arm.”
Seth locked his free wrist with the cuffs. Adam tested the cuffs, hearing the clank of pots. He knew the cuffs had been locked around the brass pot-and-pan rack. Adam felt trapped in all the right ways.
Seth grabbed Adam’s ass, sinking his fingers into his heated flesh. He bounced his ass up and down, making his balls snap his cock up and down. Pre-cum dripped from Adam’s tip, sweating down the side of his cock like a drip of dew in the early morning sunshine. At one time, it embarrassed Adam to be so wet during sex but the men he’d been with loved it. He hoped that Seth did, too. Adam gasped when he felt Seth’s hand on his cock. The gag muffled the sounds coming from Adam’s mouth. Seth caught the drips of his pre-cum with the tip of his finger, smoothing it up to his cockhead.
“You’re so ready for me.”
A moan escaped from Adam as Seth gripped his shaft, pumping him up and down. Then he quickly let go of him, taking the blindfold off but leaving the gag. Adam jerked around, looking for Seth, but he was walking down the hallway.
There was a leather crop in Seth’s hand as he came back down the hallway. Adam’s heart raced when he thought about Seth using that crop on his ass. Seth snapped the crop against his palm as he came in close.
“Ass out.”
The order caused Adam’s arms to shake with anticipation. The pot and pan rack shook as Adam obeyed. The cool leather tip of the crop was smoothed along Adam’s ass. Seth brought the crop down on his ass, sending Adam’s prick bouncing with the tip knocking into the underside of the island. The impact of the crop and the knock against his cockhead felt too good. Adam cried out, biting down on the ball gag as Seth’s hand rubbed around the front of his neck and the crop came down against his ass again. He loved the way Seth’s hand held his neck so possessively as he spanked his ass with the crop. With each hit, it sent Adam’s cock hitting up against the island.
